Alonzo Delano Writer

Alonzo Delano (July 2, 1806 - September 8, 1874), who went by the pen name "Old Block", was an American humorist, pioneer town city father, and a California Gold Rush Forty-niner. Delano's sketches of gold rush camp life rivaled Bret Harte and Mark Twain in popularity.

Personal facts

Alonzo Delano
PseudonymOld Block
Birth dateJuly 02, 1806
Birth place
Aurora Erie County New York
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1874
Place of death
Grass Valley California

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genre
Satire
Historical fiction
Column (periodical)
Social commentary
Travel literature

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External resources

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  3. http://www.familytales.org/results.php?tla=ald